Title 8 — HEALTH AND SAFETY
Desert Hot Springs Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Desert Hot Springs
HEALTH AND SAFETY
| Chapter 8.04 | § 8.04.210. | Unauthorized removal of | ||
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| WASTE DISPOSAL | identification. | |||
| § 8.04.220. | Tampering with or injury to | |||
| § | 8.04.010. | Definitions. |
receptacles. | |
| § | 8.04.020. | Duties of City Manager. |
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| § | 8.04.030. | Placement of waste on |
Chapter 8.08 | |
| public property or vacant | RECYCLING AND DIVERSION OF | |||
| lots or premises. | WASTE FROM CONSTRUCTION AND | |||
| § | 8.04.040. | Collection and disposal by |
DEMOLITION | |
| City or contractor. | ||||
| § | 8.04.050. | Contract may be entered |
§ 8.08.010. | Findings and purpose. |
| into by Council—Bond of | § 8.08.020. | Definitions. | ||
| contractor. | § 8.08.030. | Designated recyclable and | ||
| § | 8.04.060. | Routes and schedules of |
reusable materials. | |
| collection. | § 8.08.040. | Diversion | ||
| § | 8.04.070. | Charges. |
requirements—Covered | |
| § | 8.04.080. | Supervision by City |
projects requirements. | |
| Manager. | § 8.08.050. | Diversion requirement | ||
| § | 8.04.090. | Right of City to discontinue |
exemptions. | |
| collections. | § 8.08.060. | Mixed waste processing | ||
| § | 8.04.100. | (Reserved) |
facilities. | |
| § | 8.04.110. | Disclosure of mandatory |
§ 8.08.070. | Construction and demolition |
| service and fee. | waste plan. | |||
| § | 8.04.120. | Solid municipal waste |
§ 8.08.080. | Performance security. |
| receptacles | § 8.08.090. | Refund of performance | ||
| required—Specifications. | security. | |||
| § | 8.04.130. | Rubbish receptacles |
§ 8.08.100. | Use of performance security. |
| required—Maximum | § 8.08.110. | Reporting. | ||
| allowable time for keeping | § 8.08.120. | Forfeiture of performance | ||
| refuse. | security. | |||
| § | 8.04.140. | Mixing ashes, dirt and |
§ 8.08.130. | Compliance and release of |
| stones with other refuse. | performance security. | |||
| § | 8.04.150. | Storage on |
§ 8.08.140. | Appeal—Administrative |
| premises—Placement for | appeal. | |||
| collection. | § 8.08.150. | Option to revise. | ||
| § | 8.04.160. | Removal after collection. |
§ 8.08.160. | Violations a public nuisance. |
| § § |
8.04.170. 8.04.180. |
Tampering with or removal of contents of containers placed for collection. (Reserved) |
§ 8.08.170. § 8.08.180. |
Penalties. Preferred construction and demolition hauler program. |
| § | 8.04.190. | (Reserved) |
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| § | 8.04.200. | (Reserved) |
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| Chapter 8.10 | § 8.12.140. | Violation—Infractions. | ||
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| RECYCLING OF WASTE | § 8.12.150. | Continuing or subsequent | ||
| violation—Misdemeanor. | ||||
| § | 8.10.010. | Definitions. | § 8.12.160. | (Reserved) |
| § | 8.10.020. | Requirements for single- | § 8.12.170. | Cumulative remedies. |
| family waste generators. | ||||
| § | 8.10.030. | Requirements for commercial businesses. |
SHOPPING | Chapter 8.16 AND LAUNDRY CARTS |
| § | 8.10.040. | Waivers for generators. | ||
| § | 8.10.050. | Commercial edible food | § 8.16.010. | Purpose. |
| generators. | § 8.16.020. | Definitions. | ||
| § | 8.10.060. | Food recovery organizations | § 8.16.030. | Findings—Declaration of |
| and services. | nuisance. | |||
| § | 8.10.070. | Haulers and facility | § 8.16.040. | When chapter not |
| operators. | applicable. | |||
| § | 8.10.080. | Self-hauler requirements. | § 8.16.050. | Administration and |
| § | 8.10.090. | Compliance with CALGreen | enforcement authority. | |
| recycling requirements. | § 8.16.060. | Identification of | ||
| § | 8.10.100. | Inspections and | carts—Notice. | |
| investigations. | § 8.16.065. | Prohibited conduct. | ||
| § | 8.10.110. | Enforcement. | § 8.16.070. | Mandatory cart |
| containment and retrieval. | ||||
| Chapter 8.12 | § 8.16.075. | Cart containment plan | ||
| NOISE CONTROL | renewal. | |||
| § 8.16.080. | Businesses without shopping | |||
| § | 8.12.010. | Purpose. | carts. | |
| § | 8.12.020. | Definitions. | § 8.16.085. | Impoundment procedures. |
| § | 8.12.030. | Noise disturbances | § 8.16.090. | Other penalties. |
| prohibited. | ||||
| § | 8.12.040. | Other specific prohibitions. | Chapter 8.20 | |
| § | 8.12.050. | Burglar alarms. | POLLUTION CONTROL | |
| § | 8.12.060. | Sound trucks. | ||
| § | 8.12.070. | Prohibited conduct for food | § 8.20.010. | Findings. |
| vendors and others. | § 8.20.020. | Intent. | ||
| § | 8.12.080. | Standing motor vehicles. | § 8.20.030. | Definitions. |
| § | 8.12.090. | Limiting noises or vibration | § 8.20.040. | Administration of vehicle |
| created by vehicles, tools or | registration fee. | |||
| machinery to permitted | § 8.20.050. | Legal construction. | ||
| hours of operation. | ||||
| § | 8.12.100. | Construction—Hours of work permitted. |
Chapter 8.24 SMOKING |
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| § | 8.12.110. | Special | ||
| provisions—Exemptions. | § 8.24.010. | Purpose of smoking | ||
| § | 8.12.120. | Enforcement procedures. | restrictions. | |
| § | 8.12.130. | Enforcement authority. | § 8.24.020. | Definitions. |
HEALTH AND SAFETY
| § | 8.24.030. | Prohibited in elevators. | § 8.28.110. | Regulation of the discharge |
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| § | 8.24.040. | Prohibited in hospitals, | of fireworks. | |
| health care and child care | § 8.28.120. | Provisions of chapter | ||
| facilities. | additional to State law. | |||
| § | 8.24.050. | Prohibited in public meeting | § 8.28.130. | Infraction violation. |
| rooms. | § 8.28.140. | Civil fine. | ||
| § | 8.24.060. | Prohibited in theaters and | § 8.28.150. | Administrative citation. |
| auditoriums. | § 8.28.160. | Administrative fine. | ||
| § § |
8.24.070. 8.24.080. |
Prohibited in eating establishments. Prohibited in department |
§ 8.28.170. § 8.28.180. |
Additional remedies. Certification. |
| § | 8.24.090. | stores. Regulation in the workplace. |
Chapter 8.32 WELLS |
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| § | 8.24.100. | Posting of signs required. | ||
| § | 8.24.110. | Other agency cooperation. | § 8.32.010. | Purpose, authority and |
| § | 8.24.120. | Structural modifications not | implementation. | |
| required. | § 8.32.020. | Definitions. | ||
| § | 8.24.130. | Exemptions. | § 8.32.030. | Permit requirements. |
| § | 8.24.140. | Violations. | § 8.32.040. | Conditions of approval. |
| § 8.32.050. | Conditions of denial. | |||
| Chapter 8.28 | § 8.32.060. | Expiration of extension of | ||
| FIREWORKS | permit. | |||
| § § |
8.28.010. 8.28.020. |
Sale and discharge of safe and sane fireworks permitted exclusively. Definitions. |
§ 8.32.070. § 8.32.080. § 8.32.090. |
Permit revocation or suspension. Hearings. Licensing and registration of water well drillers and |
| § | 8.28.030. | Permits required to sell safe | contractors. | |
| § | 8.28.040. | and sane fireworks. Organizations qualified for receipt of fireworks permits. |
§ 8.32.100. § 8.32.110. |
Standards. Lateral (horizontal) well standards. |
| § | 8.28.050. | Mandatory attendance at pre-sale meeting and distribution of educational |
§ 8.32.120. | Required inspection of well site. |
| materials. | § 8.32.130. | Required inspection of wells. | ||
| § | 8.28.060. | Payment of sales | § 8.32.140. | Discharge of drilling fluids. |
| tax—Temporary sales tax | § 8.32.150. | General location of water | ||
| permit required. | wells. | |||
| § | 8.28.070. | Display of permits. | § 8.32.160. | Well logs. |
| § | 8.28.080. | Regulation of the sale of | § 8.32.170. | Water well surface |
| fireworks. | construction features. | |||
| § | 8.28.090. | Fireworks stand and storage | § 8.32.180. | Disinfection of water wells. |
| container requirements. | § 8.32.190. | Water quality standards. | ||
| § | 8.28.100. | Fireworks stand and storage | § 8.32.200. | Private well evaluations. |
| container inspections. | § 8.32.210. | Well abandonment. | ||
| § 8.32.220. | Public nuisance abatement. |
DESERT HOT SPRINGS CODE
| § | 8.32.230. | Declaration of proposed | § 8.44.020. | Findings and purpose. |
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| reuse. | § 8.44.030. | Definitions. | ||
| § | 8.32.240. | Administrative variance. | § 8.44.040. | Single-use carryout plastic |
| § | 8.32.250. | Enforcement by | bags prohibited. | |
| Director—Right of entry. | § 8.44.050. | Permitted bags. | ||
| § | 8.32.260. | Penalty. | § 8.44.060. | Carryout bag regulations. |
| § 8.44.070. | Exemptions. | |||
| Chapter 8.36 | § 8.44.080. | Operative date. | ||
| AIRCRAFT | § 8.44.090. | Penalties and enforcement. | ||
| § § |
8.36.010. 8.36.020. |
Definition. Landing of aircraft. |
Chapter 8.45 UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A |
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| CATALYTIC CONVERTER | ||||
| Chapter 8.40 | ||||
| ABANDONED BUILDING | § 8.45.010. | Title. | ||
| REGISTRATION | § 8.45.020. | Definitions. | ||
| § § § |
8.40.010. 8.40.020. 8.40.030. |
Purpose and findings. Definitions. Inspection, registration and |
§ 8.45.030. § 8.45.040. |
Unlawful possession of a catalytic converter. Violations. |
| § | 8.40.040. | fees. Maintenance requirements, |
TENANT | Chapter 8.48 RELOCATION ASSISTANCE |
| notice, and remedies for | ||||
| § § |
8.40.050. 8.40.060. |
violation of maintenance requirements. Security requirements. Signage requirements. |
§ 8.48.010. § 8.48.020. § 8.48.030. |
Purpose. Definitions. Eligibility for relocation benefits. |
| § § § |
8.40.065. 8.40.070. 8.40.080. |
Boarding. Declaration of public nuisance. Additional authority. |
§ 8.48.040. § 8.48.050. |
Payment of relocation benefits by the City. Recovery of relocation benefits by the City. |
| § | 8.40.090. | Notice. | § 8.48.060. | General procedures for |
| § | 8.40.100. | Civil penalty imposed. | administrative hearings. | |
| § | 8.40.110. | Violation/ |
§ 8.48.070. | Remedies cumulative. |
| § | 8.40.120. | Enforcement. | § 8.48.080. | Notice. |
| § | 8.40.130. | Appeals. | § 8.48.090. | Establishment of relocation |
| benefits account. | ||||
| Chapter 8.44 | ||||
| SINGLE-USE CARRYOUT PLASTIC | ||||
| BAGS |
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